1906 in organized crime

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See also: 1905 in organized crime, other events of 1906, 1907 in organized crime and the list of 'years in organized crime'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Lupo the Wolf is arrested and charged with kidnapping Tony Bonzuffi, the son of an East Side banker and suspected Black Hand victim.
• Paul Kelly's nightclub Little Naples is forced to close under pressure from reform movements.
• "Louie the Lump" Louis Pioggi joins the Five Points Gang at age seventeen. Within two years he would become a prominent gunman within the gang.
• Nicola Gentile becomes a member of the Philadelphia crime family.
• Charles Luciano immigrates to New York with his family.

[edit] Arts and literature

• The Story of the Kelly Gang (film) [1]

[edit] Births

• William Aloisio "Smokes", Chicago Outfit member and syndicate "hitman"
• Anthony Anastasio, New York Waterfront leader
• Dominick Brancata "Nags", Chicago Outfit hitman
• February 28 - Bugsy Siegel [Benjamin Hyman Siegel], Meyer Lansky associate, Murder, Inc. member, and Las Vegas casino owner
• March 28 - Tony Accardo [Antonino Joseph "Joe Batters" Accardo], Chicago Outfit leader

[edit] Deaths